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George Glover Crocker
Chairman of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners [1]
In office
February 1887[1] – January 1892[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners[1]
In office
February 1887[1] – January 1892[1]
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1][2]
In office
1883[1][2]–1883[1][2]
Preceded byRobert R. Bishop
Succeeded byGeorge A. Bruce
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1][2]
In office
1880[1][2]–1883[1][2]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1873[1]–1874[1]
Personal details
Born(1843-12-15)December 15, 1843
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 26, 1913(1913-05-26) (aged 69)
Cohasset, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Annie Bliss Keep; m. June 19, 1875[1]
ChildrenCourtenay Crocker, Margaret Crocker, Lyneham Crocker, Muriel Crocker
Alma materBoston Latin School, 1860; Harvard College, 1864; Harvard Law School,[1] 1866[2]
OccupationLawyer[1]
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George Glover Crocker (1843–1913) was an American politician and attorney in Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts Senate, later becoming president of the Senate.[3][1][2]

Early life

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Crocker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 15, 1843 to Uriel Crocker and Sarah Kidder (Haskell) Crocker.[1] He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Career

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Crocker was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in Suffolk County on July 3, 1867.[2] A member of the Republican Party, Crocker was later elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1874. He was later elected to the Massachusetts Senate, serving from 1880 to 1883, and was president of the Senate in 1883. He later became a member and chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners.[3]

Death and legacy

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He died at his summer home in Cohasset on May 26, 1913, aged 69.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 107
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 307
  3. ^ a b c "Transit Board Chairman Dead". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Massachusetts Senate
1883
Succeeded by